1. May 19, 2009: Pierluisi
introduces H.R. 2499, the
Puerto Rico Democracy Act, with 88 original cosponsors.
2. May 19, 2009: Pierluisi delivers
remarks on introduction of H.R. 2499.
3. June 24, 2009: House Natural Resources holds
hearing on H.R. 2499. Pierluisi’s opening statement is
here.
4. July 22, 2009: House Natural Resources Committee
votes to approve H.R. 2499 in amended form, 30 to 8. Pierluisi’s opening statement is
here.
5. October 8, 2009: House Natural Resources Committee issues its formal
report on H.R. 2499.
6. April 22, 2010: Majority Leader of the U.S. House
announces that the full House will vote on H.R. 2499.
7. April 29, 2010: U.S. House
votes to approve H.R. 2499 in amended form, 223-169, making it the most successful Puerto Rico status bill in history.
8. May 10, 2010: Pierluisi delivers
speech to Puerto Rico chapter of Federal Bar Association regarding Puerto Rico statehood.
9. May 14, 2010: Pierluisi appears on CNN’s “The Situation Room” to discuss H.R. 2499 and Puerto Rico statehood.
10. May 19, 2010: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hold
hearing on H.R. 2499. Pierluisi testifies at hearing.
11. May 20, 2010: Pierluisi
appears on “Destination Casa Blanca” with Ray Suarez to discuss H.R. 2499 and Puerto Rico statehood.
12. May 24, 2010: Pierluisi writes
letter to the editor of the
Washington Post regarding Puerto Rico statehood.
13. March 2011: President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status
issues report.
14. May 3, 2011: Pierluisi delivers
speech at congressional briefing hosted by the Center for Puerto Rico Equality and Advancement regarding Puerto Rico statehood.
15. September 12, 2011: Pierluisi delivers
speech at congressional briefing entitled “Puerto Rico at its Political Crossroads: A Forum to Discuss the Political Future of the Island.”
16. February 7, 2012: Pierluisi writes
essay in
Jurist regardi
ng Puerto Rico’s political status.
17. September 20, 2012: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House on the upcoming November 6, 2012 status plebiscite in Puerto Rico.
18. October 17, 2012: Pierluisi delivers
speech to Puerto Rico chapter of Federal Bar Association regarding upcoming November 6, 2012 plebiscite in Puerto Rico.
19. November 6, 2012: Puerto Rico holds a plebiscite on its political status. According to the
results, a majority of voters reject Puerto Rico’s current territory status and more voters express a preference for statehood than for any other status option.
20. November 13, 2012: Pierluisi writes
letter to President Obama regarding results of November 6, 2012 status plebiscite.
21. November 14, 2012: Pierluisi writes
letter to U.S. House and Senate leaders regarding results of November 6, 2012 status plebiscite.
22. November 14, 2012: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House regarding results of the November 6, 2012 status plebiscite.
23. December 10, 2012: Pierluisi writes
op-ed in
Roll Call entitled “Puerto Rico People Vote for Change—and Statehood.”
24. March 1, 2013: Pierluisi delivers
speech to Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association (PRSSA) at The George Washington University.
25. April 10, 2013: As a result of Pierluisi’s efforts, the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request to Congress
seeks $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history.
26. April 17, 2013: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “The Path to Statehood.”
27. April 19, 2013: Pierluisi delivers
speech at Kent State University regarding Puerto Rico statehood.
28. April 24, 2013: Pierluisi delivers
speech at event hosted by Georgetown University and Cornell University entitled “Citizenship, Democracy and Statehood: A Conversation on Resolving Puerto Rico’s Political Status.”
29. May 15, 2013: Pierluisi
introduces H.R. 2000, the
Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act.
30. May 15, 2013: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House regarding introduction of the
Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act.
31. May 21, 2013: Pierluisi writes
op-ed in
The Hill entitled “Setting the Record Straight: A Response to Puerto Rico’s Governor.”
32. June 17, 2013: Pierluisi
testifies before the U.N. Special Committee on Decolonization.
33. June 21, 2013: Pierluisi delivers
speech at LULAC national convention on immigration reform and Puerto Rico’s political status.
34. July 17, 2013: House Appropriations Committee
approves $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history.
35. July 24, 2013: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “An Update on Puerto Rico’s Political Status.”
36. August 1, 2013: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds
hearing on Puerto Rico’s political status, at which Pierluisi
testifies.
37. October 4, 2013: Pierluisi delivers
speech at the City Club of Cleveland regarding Puerto Rico statehood.
38. October 26, 2013: Pierluisi delivers
speech at Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida regarding Puerto Rico statehood.
39. November 6, 2013: Pierluisi writes
op-ed in
The Hill entitled “Puerto Rico’s Status Needs to Change With the Times.”
40. November 11, 2013: Pierluisi writes
letter to editor of
Washington Post on Puerto Rico statehood.
41. November 19, 2013: Pierluisi delivers
speech at rally held outside U.S. Capitol seeking equality for Puerto Rico.
42. November 19, 2013: Pierluisi writes
op-ed in the
Washington Times entitled “Why Puerto Rico Deserves Statehood.”
43. December 4, 2013: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “Puerto Rico’s Territory Status is the Primary Cause of its Economic Problems.”
44. December 13, 2013: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski write
letter to Pierluisi, stating that August 1, 2013 Committee hearing confirmed that “a majority of Puerto Ricans do not support the current relationship with the United States.”
45. January 15, 2014: U.S. House
votes to approve the
Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2014, which contains $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history.
46. January 17, 2014: President signs into law P.L. 113-76, which contains $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history.
47. January 23, 2014: Pierluisi writes
letter to President Obama regarding the potential structure of the federally-sponsored status vote.
48. February 12, 2014: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich
introduces an identical companion bill, S. 2020, to H.R. 2000, the
Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act.
49. February 24, 2014: Pierluisi writes
letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding GAO’s forthcoming report entitled “Puerto Rico: Information on How Statehood Would Potentially Affect Selected Federal Programs and Revenue Sources.”
50. February 27, 2014: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “A Response to Two U.S. Senators Regarding Puerto Rico Statehood.”
51. March 30, 2014: Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues
report on Puerto Rico statehood, concluding that Puerto Rico would receive billions of dollars in additional federal funding each year if it were a state and refuting any argument that statehood would have an adverse fiscal impact on the federal government.
52. April 2, 2014: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House on the GAO report on Puerto Rico statehood.
53. April 10, 2014: Pierluisi writes
op-ed in
The Hill on the GAO report.
54. April 22, 2014: Pierluisi delivers
speech to the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce on the GAO report on Puerto Rico statehood.
55. May 8, 2014: Pierluisi writes
letter to Puerto Rico State Elections Commission regarding use of $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history
56. May 13, 2014: Pierluisi write
letter to former Puerto Rico senator Dr. Miriam Ramirez regarding Puerto Rico statehood.
57. June 23, 2014: Pierluisi
testifies for the second time before the U.N. Special Committee on Decolonization.
58. July 11, 2014: Pierluisi delivers
speech at LULAC national convention on Puerto Rico statehood.
59. September 16, 2014: Pierluisi delivers
speech to student at Interamerican University (Guayama) on “The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and Puerto Rico’s Political Status.”
60. January 6, 2015: Pierluisi writes
letter to President Obama regarding Puerto Rico statehood.
61. January 7, 2015: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “The Fight for Puerto Rico Statehood.”
62. January 13, 2015: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “The Strength of the Puerto Rico Statehood Movement.”
63. January 20, 2015: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “Dr. Martin Luther King and Puerto Rico Statehood.”
64. February 4, 2015: Pierluisi
introduces H.R. 727, the
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act, the most ambitious and forceful statehood bill in Puerto Rico’s history, with 51 original cosponsors.
65. February 4, 2015: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House on the introduction of the
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act.
66. February 9, 2015: Pierluisi delivers
speech at NYU Law entitled “Shaping Puerto Rico’s Political and Economic Future.”
67. March 4, 2015: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “Why Puerto Rico Statehood is in the U.S. National Interest.”
68. April 14, 2015: Pierluisi writes
op-ed in
Orlando Sentinel on Puerto Rico statehood.
69. April 22, 2015: Pierluisi delivers floor
speech in the U.S. House entitled “An Update on the
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act.”
70. April 27, 2015: Pierluisi delivers
speech at West Point on Puerto Rico statehood.
71. April 29, 2015: Pierluisi writes
letter to editor of
New Yorker on Puerto Rico statehood.
72. May 11, 2015: Pierluisi writes
letter to editor of
New York Times on Puerto Rico statehood.
73. June 10, 2015: Pierluisi writes
letter to editor of
Financial Times on Puerto Rico statehood.
74. June 17, 2015: House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs
announces that it will hold hearing on Puerto Rico’s political status on
June 24, 2015. Pierluisi will testify at the hearing.
75. June 22, 2015: Pierluisi testifies for the third time before the U.N. Special Committee on Decolonization.
76. June 24, 2015: House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs holds hearing on Puerto Rico’s political status.
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